Veteran-to-Veteran

Darren Mason

Professor of MathematicsCorporal/E-4, Army National Guard (1986-1994)34th Division Artillery-Headquarters Battery

Albion College provides a welcoming campus environment that honors your service to our country. Carefully designed programs such as individualized advising by faculty members who themselves are veterans, as well as on-campus social networking with other veterans and active duty personnel, will help your transition from the mental and physical requirements of military service to the intellectual demands of a rigorous academic environment.

Albion Welcomes Military Veterans

Albion College is proud to serve those who served.

Our commitment to active and veteran military members is clear—U.S. News & World Report ranks us among the leading national liberal arts colleges in its 2016 Best Colleges for Veterans list.

Albion is where you take the next step—and we're with you all along the way. Our support services for veterans include individualized advising from faculty members (who are also veterans) as well as opportunities for on-campus social networking with other veterans. And that's just the beginning.

Darren Mason Associate Professor of Mathematics/Veteran (O) 517/629-0826
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Meet Shane Jackson, '11

Shane Jackson conducted his college search like many other prospective students. The only difference was that Jackson was stationed on a Navy submarine at Pearl Harbor, his six-year stint as a machinist's mate first-class coming to an end. After being deployed on missions in the Western Pacific as part of the global war on terrorism – and earning two medals for his service – Jackson set his eye on college.

"I wanted to find a smaller college," the Minnesota native says. "I didn't want to disappear in a crowd. There are a lot of opportunities to get involved here rather than just going to class and going home."

Jackson tackled college life with as much zeal as he mastered his submarine's five watch stations. He graduated cum laude as an economics and management major and English minor. He was also a member of the Carl A. Gerstacker Institute for Business and Management, completing internships in banking and investments. In addition, Jackson was secretary of the Investment Club and service chair of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, and worked as an assistant in the College's archives. Today, he is making his mark as a financial consultant in the Detroit area.

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